Biologists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have named three new,…
Month: August 2017
Posts, tweets spread widely as the Harvey missing are sought
Photos with pleas for help in finding the missing from Tropical Storm Harvey are being posted,…
Researchers tackle methane emissions with gas-guzzling bacteria
An international research team co-led by a Monash biologist has shown that methane-oxidising bacteria – key…
Online game challenges players to design on/off switch for CRISPR
A Stanford team has launched a new challenge on the Eterna computer game. Players will design…
Numerous fires spread from north to south in Oregon
Fires meander up and down the state of Oregon mostly through the Cascade Mountains in this…
Volunteers find ‘spiders’ on mars – but not where they expected
Armchair astronomers have helped Oxford University scientists discover landforms known as 'spiders' on parts of Mars…
Researchers find incoming college students establish separate networks for empathy, fun
Every fall, college freshmen begin the familiar tradition of establishing friendships with classmates in their dormitories.
Solar cell breakthrough paves the way for new applications
An international scientific collaboration has successfully integrated a sub-micron thin, nanophotonic silicon film into a crystalline…
Scientists developing innovative techniques for high-resolution analysis of hybrid materials
By combining advanced X-ray spectroscopy measurements with calculations based on fundamental "first principles" theory, researchers obtained…
Zooplankton resilient to long-term warming
Temperature plays an important role in the distribution of ocean plankton communities and has the potential…